Work with us!

Below are great opportunities to join a high impact team committed to advancing social justice legislative campaigns across multiple regions, issues, and sectors in New York.

Advocacy Institute aims to embody the values of justice, equity and dignity for all people. We practice these values by supporting a culture of teamwork, feedback, and open communication among staff.

• Equal Employment Opportunity: The Advocacy Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions. We encourage and will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• Applicants with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. If you seek an accommodation, please advise in writing at the time you apply.

Legislative Directory Intern

We are currently hiring a Legislative Directory Intern, who will be working closely with the Program Coordinator to support the updating of the Advocacy Institute’s Legislative Directory to reflect the information on New York elected officials and their staff after the November 2024 elections.

This position requires knowledge of and comfort with online and administrative systems, attention to detail, and good follow-through. The intern will report to the Program Coordinator and work closely with other staff. This is a temporary, part-time position. We expect it to be 12 hours a week for 5 weeks, from January 6 through February 7, 2025. 

You can learn more about this opportunity here.